The Spy

Chapter 43 Very Ambitious
In Nanjing, the director was shocked after reading the telegram in front of him.

Were the Japanese spies so cunning that they used a mobile dead letter box to evade their surveillance?

Xu Zhanjie specifically apologized in the telegram, saying that they were negligent and did not discover the Japanese spy who was obtaining intelligence. They would continue investigating and try to find the Japanese spy.

"Call them back. No matter how cunning the Japanese spies are, they must be caught."

"Yes."

Qi Wu lowered his head and took two steps when the director suddenly shook his head and said, "Don't send it yet. Let's see how they progress. Keep it secret for now. After the case is solved, make it into a case and hand it over to the Hangzhou school to let them know how cunning our opponents are. We must never be careless at any time."

"Yes."

Qi Wu lowered his head again. He understood what the director meant.

Xu Zhanjie was apologizing, but to be fair, he was not wrong. The enemy's methods were beyond imagination. Not to mention them, if Xu Zhanjie had not reported it, he and the director would not have thought that the Japanese spies would use such methods.

Besides, Xu Zhanjie said that Xu Qingyun is investigating through two aspects, which is already not easy.

They even proposed a last resort, which is to actively send out a signal to lure the snake out of its hole if the person cannot be found and is not summoned.

This arrangement can be said to be very stable, and Xu Qingyun is indeed a rare talent.

Now the Tianjin station needs time. If we are too impatient, we may end up making things worse. Chu Zuo understood this and finally did not put pressure on them.

Xu Qingyun returned to the surveillance point and immediately asked someone to bring all the developed photos.

The surveillance distance was too far, so the photo-taking point was near the teahouse, with two shooting locations and the shopping mall that Yan Ming was in charge of.

Three cameras, six rolls of film.

There was a large flow of people at Yanming's side, and one camera took more photos than the two at the teahouse. All the photos had been developed, and Xu Qingyun looked at them carefully one by one, hoping to find useful clues.

The two photo spots at the teahouse do not face the alley.

The sewer turned a corner and the alley was on the other side. At that time, all their attention was on the sewer next to the teahouse and no one paid attention to the alley next door at all.

What's more, they didn't know there was a manhole cover over there at the time.

Xu Qingyun first looked at the photos taken at the teahouse. He focused on the height, body shape and shoes worn, but unfortunately he didn't find anything good.

We only took pictures of the sewer outlet in the teahouse, and the film of both cameras was not used up, so we didn't capture many people at all.

Xu Qingyun looked at the photos taken by Yan Ming most carefully.

The Japanese spy needs to see the signal first and then collect the intelligence. If Yan Ming takes a picture of him, Xu Qingyun is confident that he can find him by comparison.

After looking through all four rolls of film, eight people were found whose height and body shape matched the shoe prints in the alley.

"Team Leader Jie, please find out the identities of these eight people immediately."

After handing the drawn photo to Xie Yongshan, Xu Qingyun stood up and grabbed his coat.

"Okay, I'll take someone to check it out right away."

Xie Yongshan nodded immediately. He didn't expect Xu Qingyun to find the suspect so quickly. It was good enough to have him. He was most afraid of being idle. No matter if he gained anything or not, there would be hope if he took action. If he didn't move, he would get nothing.

"Yan Ming, come out with me." Putting on his coat and hat, Xu Qingyun walked out.

The shoe prints we were tracing in the morning were destroyed by the watering on the road, but that doesn't mean we can't continue the search. Now that the prints here are gone, we expanded the scope and searched ahead.

Search all the places the other party might have been to see if you can find the footprints again.

This kind of work is the most tedious and boring, and the success rate is very low. According to Xu Qingyun's later experience, the success rate of finding missing footprints in the city is less than 20%, unlike in the wild mountains, where the success rate is more than 90% as long as it doesn't rain.

It was already noon. Xu Qingyun ran to several places in succession, but the god of luck did not favor him this time. All the previous traces disappeared and were not rediscovered.

Next, it depends on Xie Yongshan’s investigation and whether anyone from Huatong and the school will go there.

Xie Yongshan has arranged people to guard these two places.

In the evening, Xie Yongshan hurried back and saw the water cup in front of Xu Qingyun. He grabbed it and drank it without hesitation. He personally led his men to run non-stop for a long time and felt his throat was smoking.

"Captain Xu, we have found five of the eight people. This is their situation."

Xie Yongshan took out the investigation results and found more than half of the people in half a day. His work efficiency was not bad.

In order to investigate the case, Xie Yongshan spent a lot of money this time, bought good cigarettes, exchanged for change, and took photos to inquire. Money talks. Even if someone doesn't know the truth themselves, they will tell him who might know it for the sake of money.

"Team Leader Xie, please take a rest first. I will go check it out."

Xu Qingyun stood up. Xie Yongshan's work was completed. The next job belonged to him and was irreplaceable.

There are only photos of these people, so it is impossible to determine whether they have been to the alley, but if their footprints match those in the alley, they will be major suspects.

Even changing shoes won't help.

Xu Qingyun could tell whether it was the same person by looking at the shoe prints.

The person who appeared at the signal point and went to the alley is the most suspicious.

No one else can do this job, only Xu Qingyun can do it.

In the French Concession, Toshiki Kawata entered the room, closed the door, carefully checked all the anti-intrusion arrangements, and deployed the alarm device after confirming that everything was correct.

Coming to the study, he pushed open the bookcase on the wall.

Standing on a chair, Kawata Toshiki pressed the button on the top of the wall, and soon a secret compartment with a pull ring appeared.

Pull the pull ring, and a gap will appear in the wall above, revealing a small hole.

Toshiki Kawata nimbly climbed up using the fallen ladder.

The space above was very small, only able to accommodate one person. There was a small table with a radio on it. He turned on the desk lamp and began to translate from the code book.

He went to verify it today and the handwriting matched. There was no need to verify the process. He never does anything that carries a big risk.

The intelligence has been confirmed and can be reported to the chief section chief to let the Manchuria Railway know how stupid their people are and what mistakes they have made.

"Drip drip drip."

With the sound of knocking, the telegram code flew out quickly. The space was very soundproofed, so there was no need to worry about being heard by others.

The small compartment was separated by solid bricks, and he specially arranged the second floor to make it look as big as the downstairs. Unless the wall was smashed or a professional came to measure the room, no one would find this place.

The message was sent quickly, and Kawata Toshiki took out the photo and looked at it again.

He will hand these photos over to the Tianjin Special High Section tomorrow, and that will be another achievement in his book of merit. It won't be long before he can return to the headquarters and work there for a few years. When he is assigned to a local area, he will no longer be a hidden agent, but a local top leader.

He wants to be the section chief.

Toshiki Kawata is cautious in his work, but that doesn't mean he has no ambition.

(End of this chapter)